State v. Hirayasu

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, CJ.

This court is called upon to decide whether one paragraph of the Prohibited Signs ordinance (Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, § 21 A-3.90-2(E) (1986)), contained in the Land Use Ordinance of the City and County of Honolulu, violates the Hawaii and federal constitutions. We need not decide that issue, because we find, as an initial matter, that the evidence below was insufficient to convict Appellant Hirayasu of violating the ordinance under which he was cited, and therefore, reverse the conviction.

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On September 15,1988, Appellant was promoting his candidacy for…